Oiling and cleaning device for guns



Sept. s 1925.

'r. o. LINDEMAN OILING AND CLEANING DEVICE FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 1s, 1925 gwmmtoz y State of 50 tion of a portion of t e device illustrated Patented Sept. 8, 19,25..

. TEDDY 0.11am, 0l WINONA, IICHIGAN.

PATENT foi-#Fica oiiinfm'aisrii camine iaiiivieil.I iron emes.

Application lied lebruiry To all whom it may concern.' L y Be it yknown that I, TiiDnrO. LrrrnmrAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Winona, ini the county of Houghton and n, have invented certain new and useful mproveinents in an' Oiling and Cleaning Device for Guns, of which the following is 'a specification..

This invention relates to an oihng 4and cleaning device for gunsand aims to provide a novel and improveddevice or this character for conveniently and eiiiciently cleaning the interior or bore of guns, said Adevice having an oil reservoir carried thereby and means arran d thereon for regulating the flow of oil rom said reservoir.

"Another obiect of the invention is to construct the device in a series of detachable sections which will permit thesame to be arranged in a compact form when not in use, each of said sections havingka valve at each end thereof to prevent le age of oil contained in the' sections and to exclude dust or the like from the interior of the secl tions.

It is also an object of the invention to provide an oiling and cleaning device of the kind indicated, which is simple and substantial in construction, which can be manufactured economicall and which will be thoroughly efficient an ractical in With the ore oing and other objects in view,lwhich will apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in t e construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of vwhat is claimed, without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

-` The invention isv illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved device,

Figure 2 isa longitudinal section through the upper portion having the 1 reservoir thereon,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the lower portion of the device, and g Y Figure 4 is'an enlar d fra entary see- .in Ifigure 2.4

at 13, to provide a c lindrical, tapered tapered portion 14 carried by the 1I, 1m. erllll'o; 8,977.

In carrying out the invention the numeral10 designates the handle of the device, which has secured thereto in a ydetachable manner an elongated rod 11. The handle 10 comprises a c lindrical member 12 having the lower en thereof reduced in size, as

a ike er end of a sleeve 15 arranged in the c lindrical member 12.` The sleeve 15 'is enlarged at its lower end adjacent the tapered portion 14 to provide a cylinder 16 in which is slidably mounted a iston 17 carried on the lower end of a s idable rod 18 positioned tion, the interior o which engages in the sleeve 15. The upper end of the cylindrical member. 12 isscrew threaded forY engaging a screw threaded portion 19 arranged on a cap member 20, while another eci portion thereof abuts against the upper end ofthe sleeve 15, as'at 21 said cap 20 havin an opening therein through which the sli able rod 18 extends, said rod 18 having the extremity thereof roughened so as to be en-I g ed by a ingher of the operator.

rranged in e enlarged end of the sleeve 15 is a screw threaded bore 22, which rev ceives a threaded projection 2 3 carried by a coupling member 24. The lower end of the reduced portion 13 of the cylindrical member 12 is slihtl longer than the enlar d portion oit e s eeve 15 and is adapte to engage in an annular groove 25 provided in the coupling member 24 so as to cause a tight binding action at the engaging tapered I portions ofthe cylindrical member 12 and sleeve 15 when the cou lin member is threaded into the .enlarge en ofthe sleeve 15. Positioned in the side wall of the c linder-16 between the piston 17 and threadyed projection 23 is an inlet member 26 havin a check valve 27 arranged therein sai check valve normally bein closed` and 'adapted to be opened upon `t e creating of a suction in the cylinder and comprisin a ball member 28 engaged byone end o a small coil spring 29, while the opposite end of-'the coil spring engages a cross in 30. Arranged between the lower end of t e piston 17 and the upper endl of the threaded portion 23 is a coil spring 31 for lretui'riiing .a coil spring 35, the o posite en therein.

the piston 17 to its initial position after the samevhas been operated. Extendin through the coupling member is a longitu inal bore 32, the upper end of which is provided'with an opening and valve seat 33, said valve seat being adapted to be en aged in a ball or spherical member 34 hel in osition b s of whic is engaged by a thre ed collar 36 received in the bore .32 and having an opening 37 The lower end of the bore 32 is threaded as at 38 for receiving a reduced threaded portion 39 arranged on the upper end ofthe rod 11.

The rod 11 is composed of a series of sections 40 arranged to be detachably connected together-at the ends thereof, a threaded portion 39 being provided at the upper end of each section, while a threaded socket member 41 is arranged at the lower end of each section. Extending' longitudinall through the sections 40 is a bore 42 throug which the oil is adapted to flow. At each end of the bore 42 in each section 40 is provided check valves 43 and 44 said check vailvesc comprising spheric e members adapted to normally close the bore 42, a .coil spring being utilized to serve this purpose. It will be noted that the valves are arranged so that the same will open when oil is forced thereagainst under pressure, and that as soon as such pressure is released the coil s rings will close the valves.

Threa ed into the socket 4l on the lowermost section 40 is a threaded extension 45 carried by an end section 46 having a slot therethrou hv for receiving a cloth or the like which 1s used for cleaning t-he barrel of a gun. The member 46 has a bore 48 extendin downwardly from the upper endthereo a slight distance, the lower end of which is branched as at 49 to each side of the member 46.

The space between the cylindrical handle member 12 and the sleeve 15 is adapted to form a reservoir 50 for containing the oil, the filling of the reservoir being provided by the removal of the detachable cap 2 0.

In operation, the sectional rod 11 is inserted into the barrel or bore of the gun, and the upper end or roughened surface of the rod 11 forced downwardly, which will cause the oil contained in the cylinder 16 to open the ball valve 34, as said oil will be under pressure. The opening-of the valve 34 will permit the oil to be rced to each of the valves in c'each section 40 of the rod 1.1 by forcing the piston downwardly several times, the s ring 31 returning said piston to its initia position. Such returning ofthe piston will create a suction in the cylinder 16 and cause the ball valve 38 to `unseat and permit a fresh supply of oil to enter the cylinder 16 from the reservoir 50. It will be noted that by intermittently pressing the each end of each section;` and the valves in the reservoir will prevent the leakage of oil contained in each section and will also prevent dirt or the like from gaining access to the interior of said sections.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. An oiling and cleaning device for guns comprising a rod having a longitudinal bore therein opening to the atmosphere at one end of the rod, means for supplying oil to the bore in said rod, said rod being constructed of a series of sections detachably connected together, and means at the connecting portions of the sections for closing the bore therein.

2. A11 oiling and .cleanin device for s comprising a rod having a ongitudinalldile therein, means for supplying oil to the bore of said rod, said rod bein constructed of a series of sections detachaly connected together, and check valves arranged at the connecting portions of the sections for lclosing the bore therein. e

3. An oiling and cleaning device for ns comprising a rod having a longitudinal re therein, an oil reservoir carried by one end of said rod, a cylinder arranged in said reservoir, a piston slidably mounted in said cylinder, cylinder for supplying oil from the reservoir to the bore of the rod upon movement of said iston.

4. n oiling and Icleaning device for guns comprising a rod having a longitudinal bore therein, said rod constructed of aseries of detachably connected sections, an end section attachel to said rod and havin openings therein communicating vwith t e bore in said rod and with the atmosphere, check valves arranged at the opposite ends of said sections for normally closing the bore therein, an oil reservoir carried by the end of said rod opposite to that carrying said end section, a cylinder arranged 1n said reservoir, a piston slidabl mounted in said cylinder, a bar attache to said piston for manually operating the same, a pair of checkvalves arranged for supplying oil from the, reservoir to the longitudinal bore in said rod upon operation of the piston in the cylinder, anda spring arranged for returning the piston after the same has been operated.

and check valves arranged inv said l lso 5. n oiling and cleanin device for uns valves arranged at the opposite ends of said 10 comprising a rod having a onitudinal ore sections adapted to open to pcmit oii to therein, an end section carrie by said rod flow to and from the bore Within` the secand having openn therein communicating tions when oil is :ted to said v;.-,ves under 5 with said bore an atmosphere, means arpressure.

mnged at the opposite end of said rod for In testimony whereof, I have aiined my ll feeding oil to the bore under pressure, said signature. rod being constructed of a series of sections detachably connected together, and check .TEDDY O. LINDEMAN. 

